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Jul 9, 2004 · screenplay by Jason Reitman. from the novel by Christopher Buckley. 7/9/2004. Room 9 Entertainment 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 320 Los Angeles, CA. 90025 (310) 475-3700. INT. THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW SET - DAY. Oprah Winfrey, a woman who calls no one boss, stands before her audience. Not just the hundred or so people that have waited in line ...
The document is a script from the movie "Thank You for Smoking" and provides background on several characters including Nick Naylor, the vice president of the Academy of Tobacco Studies and chief spokesman for the tobacco industry. It summarizes some of Nick's interactions defending the tobacco industry, including giving a presentation to school children where he encourages them to think ...
Mar 23, 2006 · Comedy. 92 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2006. Roger Ebert. March 23, 2006. 5 min read. Aaron Eckhart plays a Merchant of Death (tobacco industry spokesman) in "Thank You for Smoking." Here is a satire both savage and elegant, a dagger instead of a shotgun. “Thank You for Smoking” targets the pro-smoking lobby with a dark appreciation of human nature.
- Introduction
- Plot
- Ethical Philosophies
- Ethical Guidelines
- Film Critique
- Conclusion
- Reference List
The film “Thank you for smoking” by Jason Reitman is based on the plot of the book written by Christopher Buckley. The film is devoted to a few issues, namely to ethics and public relations. It deals with two types of conflicts, internal and external, and teaches the viewers to give up their prejudices towards the ultimate good or bad things.
The film lasts about 80 minutes. The main character is Nick Naylor, a young and successful businessman. He works as a vice-president of the so-called “Academy of Tobacco Studies”, which actually means that he works for Marlboro Company. His main duty is to inform people about the results of the studies, which is a euphemism to convincing people tha...
Ethics plays a vital role in the film. Even though it is not addressed to straightforward, the ethical issues are implied in every action of the character. His behavior is shown from the two points of view: his personal and the public one. Thus, the viewers are to analyze every action of Nick and decide for themselves, whether they are positive or ...
In my opinion, the character is very successful in all the spheres of his life. What I mean by that is that Nick Naylor has a high salary, close relationships with his son; he is respected and very popular. At first sight, all these facts signal about the right approach of the character to both his job and relationships. However, in my opinion, the...
The strong point about the film is that the main character is shown from two different points of view. This suggests that no matter to what extinct he is considered to be negative, the viewers still feel sympathy to him because they can also see his feelings and thoughts, not only behavior, which makes the relationships between the character and th...
The film “Thank you for smoking” combines different approaches to ethics, such as utilitarian and duty-based. It has a complex plot and a vivid fibula. It is very convincing and is rather light-hearted. However, some points such as characters’ ethics and some other details could have been developed more.
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Sep 18, 2009 · A spoof on the movement to ban smoking. Nick Naylor, a spokesman for the tobacco industry, considers it a privilege to defend the rights of smokers from the neo-puritans, but no one admires him for his idealism. When he is kidnaped by anti-smoking zealots he becomes an instant celebrity and everyone loves him
Here lies the name of the movie “Thank you for smoking”. But he cannot smoke cigarette anymore because of resultant hypersensitivity of drug. The issue of kidnapping Nick made him even popular and channeled public support towards him. Nick was praised by all especially his colleagues and boss.
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Naylor is a lobbyist, manipulative, shrewd, an expert at winning the audience even if he can’t win the argument. Where Murrow was earnest, Naylor is glib. Where Murrow was admired, Naylor is despised. Murrow suffers through his commer-cial obligations, while Naylor is an enthusiastic.
